Would a bottom tool chest mount on top another bottom

[Hojin101]

Hi all
I don't have much space in my garage. I bought an older craftsman 26 bottom from craigslist. I am thinking of buying another bottom and place it on top. Would it fit without any modification?

Thanks in advance.

 

[HaroRider]

I would imagine at the very least you would have to remove the wheels. Dont know how sturdy it would be though.

 

[ibedayank]

a top is made to fit inside the bottom...

 

[mike91lx]

had a friend try to do this exact thing and it did not work

 

[Hojin101]

Thanks for the answer. Did not want to find out the hard way.

 

[atwageman]

Had a friend do this with two HF 44" boxes. Can't remember exactly what he did, but he had to make up some sort of angle iron frame that was between them.

Almost forgot to mention.......wheels are removed from the bottom one as well. Weight has to be distributed correctly or it will fall over.

 

[alinc100]

Add a piece of 1/2" plywood to the top of the lower box,set the next box on top and bolt thru the bottom,plywood and top of box to make one sturdy stack.
should work quite well. Just be sure the heaviest items are in the lower box and consider a strap to the wall if box isn't going to move often.

 

[zkling]

It depends on the chests in question. Usually no, you will need some type of adapter to prevent one from sliding off the other.

What bottom box do you have (drawer config?), you may want to look at getting a box with more drawers.

 

[mike91lx]

i mean im sure you could MAKE it work. But i believe he said that the bottom and top pinch welds were the exact same size so there was no way they would fit into each other

 

[bcradio]

However, with modifications anything is possible.

 

[fiv216]

My dad had two HF 44's mounted together, we never moved it except once to test if it was sturdy. Mind you he's been a machinist & fabricator for decades so the extent of the modifications was probably A) overkill B) beyond what it was worth.

 

[MagnumForce]

Take the bottom drawer off one and the top drawer of the other, drill four holes in the bottom of the one going on top. Put it where you want it, transfer punch the holes, drill the holes out of the bottom one and bolt them together. Not that big of a deal and plenty sturdy.

 

[2oolhound]

You will have 4 holes in the bottom of the top box already from the wheels. The bottom drawer is always 2" above the bottom of the box so there is room for the bolts that hold the wheels on. There is often a skirt that wraps around the bottom just like the skirt that wraps around the top 3 sides so you will need a spacer to compensate or you'll have to mangle the bottom of the top box to eliminate that skirt. You'll end up with 2" of dead space between the 2 boxes because of all this but it would be doable.

 

[rick carpenter]

Build you a frame of 2x4s or angle iron to fit inside the top lip of the bottom chest (or just on it if it doesn't have a lip) and the bottom cavity of the top chest. You may have to adapt for places where the wheels brackets were, but make sure the frame fits the top and bottom chests snugly. Temporarily fasten the frame to the bottom chest from underneath, set the top chest on, and drill holes in the top chest into or through the frame. Remove both and fasten the frame to the top chest.

It's all easy if you use a wood frame and wood screws. Drill and screw. If the frame is angle iron, spin nuts on medium size bolts and grind parallel flats in the end. Unscrew nuts to carefully reform threads. Put the bolts and washers down through the bottom of the angle iron frame (attached to the bottom of the top chest) and place so the the bolts go through the top of the bottom chest. Thread washers and nuts on exposed bolts and grab the flats with pliers to hold them while tightening.

 

[Hojin101]

I have an older craftsman friction glides prob from 80s? I got for 40 with a middle. I wanted to get some other random 26 inch bottom take the wheels off and place on top. I notice the bottom chests typically are bigger and so I thought of the idea. I guess you guys are correct I can always bolt the two together. That seems like an easy solution.

Thanks all.